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Reverted Gear Train
A reverted gear train is very similar to a compound gear train. They are both used when there is only…
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Planetary Or Epicyclic Gear Train
Like a compound gear train, planetary trains are used when a large change in speed or power is needed across…
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Simple & Compound Gear Train
Simple Gear Train- The simple gear train is used where there is a large distance to be covered between the…
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Gear Train
A gear train is formed by mounting gears on a frame so that the teeth of the gears engage. Gear teeth are…
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How Does Gear Ratio Affects Torque
First….What is torque? Torque is a twisting force- (it doesn’t do any ‘work’ itself- it is simple an application of…
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How Does a Gear Ratio Affect Speed?
The gear ratio tells us how fast one gear is rotating when compared to another. If our input gear (10…
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Gear Ratio
The gear ratio of a gear train is the ratio of the angular velocity of the input gear to the angular velocity…
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Use of Gear Advantage of Teeth on Gear
Use of Gears- ● To reverse the direction of rotation ● To increase or decrease the speed of rotation ● To move rotational…
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Terminology of Spur Gear
● Pitch surface: The surface of the imaginary rolling cylinder (cone, etc.) that the toothed gear may be considered to replace. ● Pitch…
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Gear Introduction
A gear also known as “gear wheel” is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with…
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Efficiency of the engine
The efficiency of the engine depends to a large extent upon the following criteria: · Compression · Combustion Process …